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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1902. The Suimter Watchman was- toan dec atta the Tr-At Sovziiron in 18.66. The Watchman, and Southron japw has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, sud is mani festly the besi advertising medium in Sumte*. Col. Talbert's card is so different in tone and sentiment from the ante-elec tion circulars distributed in his be half, the "corruption and Haskellism" circular especially, that it is difficult :d believe that the same hand wrote both. We are inclined to take the most charitable view of the matter and at tribute the circular to some of Coi. Talbert's over-zealous , and unwise partisans. A newspaper correspondent writes anent the appointment of Mr. J. E. Norment as private secretary to Gov elect Hey ward that since, ^outh Caro lina is now to have a gentleman Gov ernor it is but fitting that he should ave a gentleman as privaie secretary ; f&il of which may be true, but it is a ! backhanded compliment to present and . past governors and private secretaries. We hope Governors McSweeney, John Gary Evans and B. R. Tillman and private secretaries Aull, Boyd Evans and U. X. Gunter do not feel too bad about it Capt. D. C. Heyward passed through the campaign without making a mis take, showing that he possesses both tact and judgment. His speech at ; Walterboro a few nights after the pri mary was a model of good taste and stamps him as a man imibued with Siate pride and having a ful; apprecia tion of the responsibilities o? the posi tion he has been called t? occupy. From the day it was announced that he was a candidate for Governor we felt confident that he was the man forv -the Governorship, and his course from ' then until. now has served but to strengthen this confidence. He wijl ; enter upon the discharge of his duties as Governor in January with fewer enemies and with less antagonism than any Governor who has held office in very many years, and we mistake the - man if he does not so conduct himself while Governor as ?o leave the oifice 1 at the expiration of his term with ? more friends than he now has.. Tact, when joined with sound judgment and . ?iigh character, accomplishes more than great talent alone can possibly Achieve, and thes?-qualification Capt. . Hey ward possesses to a markecl deg?ee. , We are now inclined to the opinion ? that the News and Courier, was a '. Hey ward man all the time, but was just a wee bit bashful about letting everybody into the secret. f Boss Platt and the secondary I chiefs of the New York State Republi cans endorse Teddy Roosevelt and all of his ways, how is one to place any credit in the report that the Wall Street gang are fighting mad at Teddy and will knife bini in, 1904? Boss Platt belongs to Wall Street and so do most of his lieutenants and they are. not Mkely to be endorsing a man that Wall Street is determined to defeat if possi ble. The Columbia State yesterday stated editorially "In the old factional days this county (Richlan\d) was the only one in. all the State which never at . any time elected in whole or in part other than a Straightout or Conserva tive delegation to thegeneral assembly or to a State Democratic convention. At one time Charleston chose a divided delegation, and at another time Sum ter and Fairfield seemed to yield momentarily to the "dominant ele ment;" but Richland never did." The State should keep the record straight. Sumter county never at any time elected in whole or in part other than a straightout or conserva tive delegation. ?In 1890 "a straighout delegation, Senator included, was elected, but the Reform majority un seated the Senator and two Represen tatives and gave the seats to Reform contest?es. THE MAIN STREET CROSSING. Text of the Agreement Between City Council and Atlantic Coast Line. In view of the agitation having as its object the re-opening of the Main Street crossing over the Atlantic Coast Line tracks, and as a petition to City Council, urging immediate ac&on to require the Atlantic Coast Line to reoren the crossing, is now beingj ci r t-u?at^d for signatures, it seems an ogMirtaa/* time for the repablication of ice text of the agreement between (hd city e a the railroad, in order that the matter may be fresh in the minds of these who are requested to sign the petition. The following is. taken from the Daily Item of May" 21, 1901. At a special meeting of the City Council held yesterday afternoon at the request of Mr. Kenley, the follow ing proposition was submitted by him on ' eh2If of the Atlantic Coast Line. Suinter, S. G, May 23, 1901. The City Council of Suinter, City. Gentlemen : In behalf of the Atlantic Coast Line Rai lroad Company I beg leave to submit the following for your consideration : As you are aware, inquiries have been made to this Company for more than a year past, looking to giving your City better facilities for the ac commodation of passengers. The R. R. Co. has had this matter under con sideration and it has had to encounter and overcome a number of difficulties before arriving at a conclusion. It beiieves^taat it has.so arranged matters that it can handle its passenger business on a separate, line of tracks from its freight business, if it can get the co-operation of your city, and I therefore respectfully submit for your consideration : The R. R. Co. proposes to locate a passenger depot, (using separate tracks) upon the lot now occupied by Mrs. Susan Av C. Brand, using also the property of Mr. R. A. Brand in the rear thereof. In order to do this, it would need that part of Graham St. from Harvin St. to the R. R. tracks. It is propos ed, in reference, to this, to ask you to close such portion of Graham Street and in lieu thereof, offers you a street of similar width on the Northern part of the Brand lots, next to the telephone factory, running from Harvin Street to the R. R. tracks. This new street when opened, would almost directly connect with a continuation of the street on the other side of the R. R. 'tracks. The R. R. Co. further asks that you close that part of Main Street not already closed up, lying between Dingle Street and the Southern bound ary of the R. R. Co's. property. As it now stands, -the warehouse occupied by Mr. Shore almost closes the street When this street is closed the Shore warehouse and the present passenger station will be removed.v : The R. R. Co. further desires, in view of the great improvements which it. proposes to make, that you open an extension of Divine Street from Manning Avenue to Main Street and it will donate as much of its pro perty as is necessary to continue Di vine Street in a straight line to Main Street Or if this.be not practicable, then you can use the property owned by the' R. R. south of the Shore ware house as a street for at least one year and until the R. R. Co. may see fit to use the property, but it will not bind itself that it will not at some time need this property and make use Of it. Or,'if neither of these propositions be practicable, then the R. R. Co. ask that you take ten and not more than fifteen feet of. its property on the Southern line between Main Street and Manning Avenue and procure, a like quantity south of its property and have a street connecting Manning Avenue and Main Street. In addition to all this, you will read ily see the disadvantage of having two crossings so near together as they are now maintained, and when Main Street crossing is closed the R. R. Co. will place a flagman at the Manning A venue crossing for the protection of the public. Yours truly, -v (Signed) J. R. Kenley. After a full and careful considera tion of the matter the Council adopt ad by a unanimous vote a resolution embodying the following points: Council agrees to close Graham Street between Harvin Street and the Coast Line tracks and allow the R. R. Co. to ma^e use of the strip of land, and in lieu thereof the R. R. Co. is to [>peh a street between the telephone factory and the Brand residence. 4L The City Council will close up Main Street from Dingle Street to the Sontheim boundary of the land owned by* the Coast Line, and the Coast Line will put in more tracks and will take out the Shore warehouse and remove the present passenger depot. 3. The City Council decided to take la feet from the Southern boundary of the R. R.- property between Main Street and Manning Avenue for a con necting street between these two points. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. Columbia, Sept. 16.?The tempera ture averaged much below normal dur ing the week ending Monday, Septem ber 15th, with a mean of about 69 degrees, a. maximum of 92 degreees at Greenwood on the 8tb, and a mini mum of 46 degreees at Seivern on the 10th and 11th, and at Santuc on the 11th. Early in the week there was a deficiency in sunshine, but the latter part was generally clear. ? general rain covered the whole State on the 8th and 9t\. In many places the rainfall was heavy, while in others it was comparatively light, but the average for the State was nearly two inches. The following heavy pre cipitation was reported: Con way 4.85, Blackville 3.57) ^Greenville 2.20, Lib erty a 56. St. George 2.14, Santuc 2.50, Spartan burg 3.68 and Yemassee 4.34 inches. The rainfall was injurious to open cotton in the fields, having stained and beaen much of it to the ground, but was beneficial on late corn, peas, cane, gardens, truck and pastures. Cotton picking was interrupted by the rains early in the week but the latter part was favorable for this work and rapid progress was made exc?pt in a few counties where pickers are scarce. Cotton is* nearly all open on sandy lands, and generally on uplands in the eastern half of the" State, and half, or more, of the bolls are open on clay lands. A few localities have a small top crop, but generally there is none. The crop is heavy in scattered lo- ! ealities, although for the whole State the yields so far do not promise to be any better, if as good, as they were last year?less rust, blight and shedding were reported. Sea-island cotton is opening slowly, and being picked as it opens. Late corn is doing well, and practi cally all is ripe. Rice birds are nu merous and destructive in the George town district: rice harvest made rapid and favorable progress. Haying is under way, with from poor to good yields. There are still numerous local ities infested with the army worms, that are destroying much grass and other forage. The weather was favor able on turnips and fail truck. - ? I --t?a-m The organization of an association to enforce the game laws in this coun ty is urgently needed, and it is to be hoped that the meeting^called for that purpose will result in tfhe fprmation of an association that wL< rvjcomplish good results. \ I P?pVIOENCE PROVIDES HEALTH. ! Guv Makes a Visit to Sumte r s Salubrious Surburb. And there are pure waters there, and ; healing, and a salubrious air and j much other sweetness, and all those j afflicted wih lassitude shall congre I gate th?re and be made strong.?Hez. iv :15. The Prophet Hezekiah must surely have had reference to Providence Springs when he wrote this verse. Anyway we venture to predict that the phophecy will come to pass, -and at no distant day Providence Springs will be the Vogue. It was our great pleasure recently to arrive at these springs, under the wing of a prominent cottager, ir the early gloaming. We've passed by this place many times when there were no residents there, and the empty cabins looked desolate and silence reigned. This evening bright lights from many glowing lamps greeted us afar and J illumined a long row of neat, white I cottages (mostly windows and doors) and a winsome throng of blessed women and merry children all .ready to give joyous welcome to each succes sive arrival, as the Patriarch, or the pater familias or brothers or sons would reach this Sans Souci resort from distant, dusty, sweltering and malarious planations, or the smother ing^ germ-infested city. Even our own arrival was distinguished by a grateful welcome from good friends and a I prompt introduction to the "Belle of | the springs." Indeed we were pre sented to her, and she was literally presented to us, and we immediately became conscious of a glamour and unconscious and oblivious to all mun dane sordidness, and actually threw away all our baggage consisting of a grip containing a tooth brush and one whole biled collar, and never remem bered it any more until we mame to and needed that collar next morning. The glamor hangs around us yet. O, doggo?, why were we born so incon veniently early in life. All the "matrons and maidens and childron we saw wore the glow of high health and the blithsomeness of high spirits and charms of sweet disposi tions Providence Springs is nestled among the hills historically known as the "High hills of Santee," and at or near to old Providence Church. There are numbers of fountains of purest water within reach, bubbling out of the earth or spouting from the ' ' ever-' lasting hills." The atmosphere and temperature are all that could be desired during the sweltering summer days. Near the springs is Furman hill, a veritable "R?un?^ Top," and would form klo mean spur to a moun tain. It's peak is crowned with an immense Pecan tree and the scenery from that elevation discovers views that are worthy the pencil and brush of a landscape artist ; indeed there are many romantic drives and views in the vicinity. The surrounding .com munity is constituted of some of our mcst respected and respectable people, courteous and prosperous. Nearest to the springe may be mentioned Seale, Bennett, Folk, Myers and ? Spann. The immediate spring cottager colonists at present are the venerable and typical farmer of Hagood, Thos. O. Sanders and lady who have long . used this health resort. Their sons the Hon. A. K, Charles, T. 0., Jr., and their several wives and families, Mrs. and Mr. Ellerbe, Hon. Brooks Stuckey and Dr George Dick?both somewhat known in Sumter?and Mrs. John Kingman. During the long stewing days of summer in the chies and on plantations, the spring colony becomes a Gynecocracy, (This word should be spelled Jenniecocracy be cause it means petticoat government) and not until the going down of the sun do the grosser portion of the ani mal kingdom begin to congregate there, and on Sunday. Being sc much under the sway of the better part of creation there is a notable social comity understood and practiced, an absence of all incongruous elements and a sweet and refreshing abandon to restful rusticity that is grateful and delightful to the wprld-worn spirit. Now to all you spring summer flyers we'd like to put the question, why spend your money to visit distant resorts in search of recreation and? dissipation; among strangers and tumult?and sometimes pandemoni um at the hotels?when so delightful a re source for pleasure lies right at your doors, far cheaper, fully as haalthy and needing only some development to make it a veritable Utopian haven?' We are not addressing jthe bon ton ; the 104, nor the snobs who can't afford to be anything but stylish?seeing that style'is all they've got?nor to the poor afflicted ones who are advised to seek healing waters as a denier resort for themselves?and a-last reFef for the doctor too, probably?but ;ve mean that very numerous class of peo ple who would* and can enjoy getting away, for a season, from the confir.e ment and constraint, the stifling dust and disease-ladened atmosphere of the city, or an unhealthy summer home, and to breathe God's pure nncontami nated air, and drink water that needs no ice and with social environments that cause one to forget corroding cares. A quasi camp life with none of it's discomforts; where you'll feel better after one night's sleep, under cover and without the music of muskeeters. Where the matrons and maidens grow rosy and strong and sweetened in breath and temper and the kids can come in touch with na ture and the rustics in touch wir,b urban "buncombe," and the old pater improves in appetite and energy?and religion?as he nightly comes and sleeps and inhales the life-giving ozone of the hills. The Northwestern Railway^ runs within convenient walking distance of this colony and has placed a siding, now called/4Providence Springs." It is but U miles from Sumter, and if our ambition regarding good roads was as high as that we affect regarding the teams we drive nowaday they would both be high grade and the drive to and from the resort be only healthy exercise for driver and team. Try it all ye who labor and are not too heaviiy la?dened with poverty to drink of these waters. We believe they will verily help your poverty: it helped ours. Guv. Wee Nee, Sept. 15, 1902. The Sumtf-r Military Academy and Female Seminary will open to-day. Presiden:, Owens expects a largely in creased attendance over the last ses sion. LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHED. . Eggs arc selling at 22a25 cents a dozen and the supply is not equal to the demand. Middling cotton sold Monday for 8^4. The market was steady and higher prices are looked for at an early day. I Many people are inquiring when | ! the mail boxes are to be put up at the i ! street corners. Attention is wanted to the advertise- j ment of D. J. Chandler, the Clothier. Qnite a party of Winthrop College ! girls spent the night in the city ' and ! went on to RockHill on yesterday morn ing's train. Mr. J. T. Meehan, of Chesterfield, last Friday placed an order for $2,000 worth of telephones with the Tele phone Manufacturing Co. The first advertising car of Sells Bros, and Forepaugh's circus arrived last Saturday and the city and sur rounding country has been thoroughlv billed. If cotton brings eight cents or more throughout the season this will be a great year for the horse, mule and buggy dealers. The Gibson train was about one hour behind time yesterday morning, on ac count of the heavy passenger travel? college girls on their way to Winthrop College. . \ Mr. S. Y. Delgar is hard at work collecting statistics from the cotton ginners of the connty for his first re port to the Department of Agricul ture. . The Republican politicians in Charleston are already scrambling for the position of Collector of the port made vacant by the death of Col. R. M. Wallace. The general election in November will be almost a farce, for scarcely twenty per cent, of the vote cast in the primary will be polled. Jenkins Bros, have just received a large shipment of ball bearing, drop head, New Home machines. See them. Under Ma sonic Temple. July 30. M. J. Frederick, Of Orangeburg, has been elected to succeed S. J. McDon ald as teacher in the Lincoln Graded School. He will have charge.of the 5th and 6th grades and also of the depart ment of carpentry. The Graded School opened with over 460 pupils present today. The City Board and Superintendent are wrest ling with the problem of seating -the pupils. This ist no longer a possibil ity ; but a fact, and some provision will be made at once, as the authori ties are unwilling that any pupil of the city who applies for a seat should be denied admission. . ' All the teachers of the Washington Street4Graded School were on hand Monday morning when the school open edand everything moved off as smoothly as if the school had been running for some time. The enrollmentof pupils continu?dyes terday at the Washington street school and until the plan of the school board, for providing more class rooms the grades will be uncomfortably crowded. Mr. W. D. Shaw has received the appointment as regular mail carrier to succeed W. T. Andrew^, resigned. Heretofore Mr. Shaw has beeii acting as substitute. The only fault to be found with Sumter county's vote is the unmerited strength developed by John Gary Evans, W. Jasper Talbert, J. T. Gantt and A. W, Jones. If. the county had voted with Stateburg this criticism would not have been made. Sumter certainly gave Hey ward a flattering vote. To have received only six less votes in this city than Col. J. Harvey Wilson, the only candidate Sumter has had for a State office in many years and withal a popular man with his home people, is some thing for Mr. Hey ward to be proud of. The County Democratic Executive Committee met in the Court House Thursday, tabulated the returns and de clared the election. The result is s^iown in tabulated form elsewhere in this paper. Mr. B. D. Wilson having received a majority of the votes cast for the office of Superintendent of Educa ton, was declared the nominee of the party for that office. Schwartz Bros., the pioneer dry goods dealers of Sumter, make their fall announcement today. During the summer their store has been enlarged and improved to meet the demands of a constantly growing business and they now invite their friends and patrons to visit a place of business that is a model of completeness and to inspect a stock of goods of the newest and most fashionable designs. Large shipments of Guns, Rifles and Ammunition, just received by T. B\ Jenkins, Jr., Masonic Temple. Sept. 9?4t Pure Corn Whisky i M ?j $3.00 l? This is old put up in plain Cases, holding Twelve bottles marks to indi This whisky suitable for poses being best quality, erty to have physician test satisfactory re expense and 1 your money, should be with order must than four qua prepaid. If interested in whiskies write for full price list. 5 ordering remember whisky cannot be shipped C. O. I)., and all orders must be accompanied by cash. Address all communical ions to E. A. LACKEY, augjs ?m Hamlet, KG. GLENN SPRINGS WATER Cures Dyspepsia. For .sale by A. J. China. J. F. W. DeLorme. Sc 2 o ? ft S S mm stock whisky, cotton wood Four. Six and to case. No cate contents, is especially medicinal pur ?ureandof the Ou are at lib y o u r family it and if not turn it at my will refund No f a m i I_y out a rase. No call for less rts by express We have opened up an entirely new department in our store for the sale of CARPETS, MATTINGS, RUGS, ART SQUARES, LINOLEUMS AND WINDOW SHADES. Our stock in this line is probably the largest and mtost complete ever carried in Sumter. The space devoted to this department is on the second floor of our building, 65x25 feet? quite a store in itself. There are few housekeepers who will not need something in this line before the cold weather sets in, ^,nd we extend to all a cordial invitation to examine our line, and believe we can make it to their interest to place their or ders with us. / OUR STOCKS Are once more complete with all that is new in every department repre sented by us. Our lines of Silk, Dress Goods and Trimmings surpass anything ever shown here. We show everything that is new and stylish, and strictly in keeping with the season's fashion. It will be greatly to yoiir interest to inspect our stock be fore doing your fall shopping. The fol lowing departments are fully stocked and await your pleasure : Silk, Dress Goods, Trimmings, Domestics of all kinds, ?iiiighams, Calicos, Mercerized materials of all kinds, Shoes for Man Woman or Child, Clothing, Hats, Fur nishings, Trunks, Satchels, Notions of all descriptions, Laces, Embroidery, Ribbons, Umbrellas, Perfumery, Ladies' Waists, Ladies' Skirts, Ladies' and Children's Wool and Muslin Under wear, Groceries, Hardware and Har ness. You can do all your shopping here, from Dry Goods to Groceries ; all at the lowest prices consistent with ab solutely reliable merchandise. Watch this space which, from time to time, wil contain-some very interesting prices to yo?.